Hard Drive Transfer
Portably Store Your Memories
Load all files to an external hard driveEditable Files
Manipulate your video footage on your computerAdditional Security
Ensure your memories won't be lostShare and Enjoy
Easily share your video files with friends and family
Converting your old video tapes and movie film to a digital format will make your footage more accessible and easy to view at anytime. If you select the hard drive option, we will load all of your video files to an external hard drive. You may include an external hard drive (with necessary cables) along with your materials when sending your order to us. If you don't have an external hard drive, you may purchase one from us for $119.95. Our 500 GB hard drives can be formatted for MAC or PC computers.
Using your video footage on computer
To make this process easier for you, we offer the option of a flash drive or hard drive. We will load the video files from your footage to external USB drive. You can plug the external USB drive to your computer and save all of the video files for use. The video format depends on your material type, and the transfer level you choose. A 2-hour video tape transferred at the premium level will require about 1 GB of space on your hard drive. A 2-hour video tape transferred at the expert level will require about 16 GB of space on your hard drive.
| File Type Delivered on Hard Drive | ||
Premium Transfer |
Expert Transfer | |
| VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV |
MPEG-4 | MPEG-4* |
| 8mm, Super 8, Super 8 with sound, 16mm Film |
MPEG-4 | MPEG-4* |
If you don't have an external hard drive to send in with your materials, you may purchase one from us. We have 500 GB USB hard drives to load all of your precious digital memories.
*MPEG-4 utilizes a high bit-rate and minimal compression to deliver a high quality, editable version of the video files.
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Questions?
Local: 1.317.863.3986
Business Hours (Eastern):
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 10AM - 4PM
Sunday: Closed
Your memories are safe
Through our integration with UPS and our world class EssentialTracker system for
internal tracking, your order is carefully monitored from door to door
We scan by hand
To ensure the highest quality and to protect every image, we will never use an auto-feeder to process your materials.
Testimonials
"Dear Scan Digital Team, I just received your email that my order has been completed and is ready for shipping and I wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know how much I value every single aspect of your service approach. There is a lot of "anxiety" in shipping one's precious photos off for scanning. So the fact that you (1) acknowledge receipt by email, and then (2) later tell me when processing has begun, and then later (3) tell me when processing is completed and you're ready to ship... all these steps completely eliminate any angst. Secondly, the actual work itself... I think your people are not only helpful and conscientious, but they are also smart! As an example, when I included several Polaroid's for scanning (the kind with a large white border at the bottom... you cropped out that border on all the shots except one that had a hand-written date on it... and you included that precious date detail in the scan. Smart. I didn't think of it but I really appreciated it when I discovered you had. Even the "note" in the box with the name of the person processing my order made me feel good about what a careful company you must be. I'm well into "middle aged" years, so I've lived long enough to witness the decline in many service industries... and I'm sympathetic that it is difficult to "afford" to provide high-touch service for other than expensive products and services (and you are most reasonably priced). So I don't know how you do it, but I'm very appreciative. If you're like most companies, someone inside your business will someday "discover" a way to trim costs over time, and therefore also reduce the quality of your customers' service experience. But you've already convinced me - you are not like most companies. Thank you Scan Digital!! Keep it up. (And by the way, I don't have time to write emails like this, so you can imagine how strong my feelings are.) Loyally yours, Allan"
- Allan from New York, NY (October 2012) -
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"The scanned photos are awesome! It was so much fun to see photos that I haven't seen in 20 years. The quality was great and the service was wonderful."
- Grace - Golden, CO
Did you know?
The word photography was created in 1839 and means phos or light and graphê or drawing in Greek, which translates to 'drawing with light.'
It is our job to preserve these materials for future generations, that means we have no room for error. We go to tremendous lengths to ensure that you’re 100% satisfied with your order. If you're not satisfied, we will reprocess your order for free.
